"Sword Of The Bodyguards Of The King's Military Household For Foot Service - 1814/15"
Sword of the Bodyguards of the King's Military Household for foot service - Engraved on the blade: "Long live the King" and the other side: "3 aligned fleur-de-lis" with remains of gilding at the bottom of the engravings. It would seem that the blade is from the old regime mounted on a guard from the 1814 period, this model of guard already existed before the revolution, but symmetrical for the lyre plate. This is the 1st model before the 100 days. For later models, it is noted on the blade "Garde du Corps du Roi" and on the other side, the company. Blade length: 84 cm Their functions being to protect the king, they were about 300 people under Louis XVIII. Total length: 100.5 cm